CALDER FABRICATIONS LIMITED

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SC251972 · ltd · incorporated 2003-06-30
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2024
Net worth
£240.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
55 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £239,986

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£240k
↑ 46% YoY
Current Assets
£285k
↑ 22% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£57k£114k£171k£228k£285kJul 2023Jul 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-07-312023-07-31
Total assets£256.3k£173.5k
Current assets£284.6k£233.6k
Net assets£240.0k£163.9k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-29
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  2. 2025-04-29
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    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-08-31
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    SMITH, Robert resigned
    secretary
  5. 2024-08-31
    ➖
    SMITH, Robert resigned
    director
  6. 2024-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-04-29
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-07-30
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-07-10
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2018-07-09
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2018-04-13
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-07-11
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2017-07-11
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2017-04-26
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2003-06-30
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    Company incorporated
    As CALDER FABRICATIONS LIMITED
  19. 2003-06-30
    ➕
    SMITH, Graeme appointed
    director
  20. 2003-06-30
    ➕
    SMITH, Robert appointed
    secretary
  21. 2003-06-30
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    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2003-06-30
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    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2003-06-30
    ➕
    SMITH, Robert appointed
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Graeme Smith
Individual · British · DOB 11/1969 · age 57
25–50%
25–50%board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence06/04/2016
Mr Robert Smith
Individual · British · DOB 06/1948 · age 78
25–50%
25–50%board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence06/04/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Robert Smithceased 06/04/2016· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Mr Graeme Smithceased 06/04/2016· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-06-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC25110 — Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures

Registered office

12 Newpark Road
Bellsquarry
Livingston
West Lothian
EH54 9AE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-14
Last: 2025-06-30

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

SMITH, Graeme→
director · ~57y · appointed 2003-06-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITH, Robert→
secretary · appointed 2003-06-30 · resigned 2024-08-31
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-06-30 · resigned 2003-06-30
Resigned
SMITH, Robert→
director · ~78y · appointed 2003-06-30 · resigned 2024-08-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (55 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-17
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-04-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-15